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Neighborhood Center for the Arts urges support for artists with disabilities, outlines services and needs
Summary
At the Oct. 1 Nevada City Public Arts Commission meeting, Neighborhood Center for the Arts Executive Director Amy Maderas described the nonprofit’s 42-year history serving artists with differing abilities, detailed operating constraints and invited the public to upcoming open studio events.
Amy Maderas, executive director of the Neighborhood Center for the Arts, told the Nevada City Public Arts Commission on Oct. 1 that the long-running nonprofit provides studio space and programs for artists ‘‘who just show [their ability] differently.’’ She said the center has been part of the community for 42 years and that staff and many artists have multi-decade ties to the program.
Maderas described how the Center operates with modest participant reimbursements and constrained staff pay: she…
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